The Reformed Political Party Youth ( nl, Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij-jongeren), officially abbreviated as SGPJ or SGP-jongeren, is the

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of the Dutch Reformed Political Party, an orthodox

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political party. The SGPJ is officially independent and established as ''Landelijk Verband van Staatkundig Gereformeerde Studieverenigingen'' (LVSGS)Officially ''LVSGS/SGP-jongeren'' since 1986 and ''SGP-jongeren'' since 2000. in 1934 in

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and is with over 12,000 members in 2011 the largest political youth organization of the Netherlands. In 1987, women were allowed to become members and in 2007 a woman was elected for the first time to the board.

Magazines

The SGPJ publishes two magazines: *''Klik, SGP Jeugdblad'' ('Click, SGP youth magazine') for under sixteen youth *''In Contact, SGP Jongerenblad'' ('In Contact, SGP youth magazine')

Presidents

Presidents of the SGPJ: # D. Bogaard (1934–1938) # C. Meijer (1938–1946) # J.C. Hooykaas (1946–1947) # Pieter Jan Dorsman (1947–1971) # Gert van den Berg (1972–1986) #

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(2016–2019) #

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References

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SGPJ

External links

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SGPJ
Reformed Political Party Youth wings of political parties in the Netherlands {{Poli-org-stub